Structural analysis and synthesis
Subtitle: a laboratory course in structural geology.
Contributors: Duebendorfer, Ernest M.; Schiefelbein, Ilsa M.
Edition: 3rd ed. / Stephen M. Rowland, Ernest M. Duebendorfer, Ilsa M. Schiefelbein.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781405116527
Subjects: Geology, Structural -- Laboratory manuals
Genres: Laboratory manuals.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Attitudes of lines and planes; title: Outcrop patterns and structure contours; title: Interpretation of geologic maps; title: Geologic structure sections; title: Stereographic projection; title: Folds; title: Stereographic analysis of folded rocks; title: Parasitic folds, axiar-planar foliations, and superposed folds; title: Faults; title: Dynamic and kinematic analysis of faults; title: A structural synthesis; title: Rheologic models; title: Brittle failure; title: Strain measurement; title: Construction of balanced cross sections; title: Deformation mechanisms and microstructures; title: Introduction to plate tectonics.